Brian Anderson Rumors

Odds & Ends: Anderson, Rangers, Brew Crew

Another batch of links, served fresh... According to WEEI's Rob Bradford, the Red Sox have called up Brian Anderson and plan to start him in right field tonight against the Rangers. The former White Sox outfielder was acquired in late July for Mark Kotsay. T.R. Sullivan of MLB.com reports the Rangers are "actively looking for catching help on the trade market" with starting backstop Jarrod Saltalamacchia headed for the disabled list. Arizona's Chris Snyder seems like a good fit, but that's just speculation on our part. Brewers GM Doug Melvin told Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he's...   Continue Reading

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Red Sox Acquire Brian Anderson For Mark Kotsay

2:08pm: MLB.com's Noah Coslov says the White Sox received Mark Kotsay and cash from the Red Sox for Anderson. A Red Sox press release says Anderson will be assigned to Triple A Pawtucket. The 27 year-old voiced his desire for a trade last Thursday to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. He has a .225/.288/.364 line in 862 career plate appearances (and here's a look at his glovework; the biggest sample is 966 innings in '06). Kotsay was designated for assignment by Boston on Friday. The 33 year-old hit .257/.291/.324 in 79 plate appearances for the Red Sox; he'd re-signed in January for...   Continue Reading

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Brian Anderson Asks White Sox For Trade

3:47pm: Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times says Anderson "isn't going anywhere." The club has tried to trade him recently with no success. 1:21pm: Brian Anderson wants the White Sox to trade him, according to MLB.com's Scott Merkin. The 27-year-old outfielder explained to GM Kenny Williams why he believes he'd do better with another organization. "I need to play every day and be an everyday big-leaguer," Anderson said. "I have more to offer. If it's not with the White Sox, then maybe it really is time for a change." The former first rounder headed to Triple A with a positive...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Hearings, Anderson, Selig

Links for Monday... MLB.com's Tom Singer looks at the effects of arbitration hearings on players. He found that most players don't experience a post-hearing performance decline, but they do change teams at the first opportunity. MLB.com's Lyle Spencer says the Angels and Ervin Santana are $725K apart with a hearing scheduled for later this month and "no progress" according to GM Tony Reagins. The Tigers are hopeful about bridging the $950K gap with Justin Verlander. Athletics Nation's conversation with MLB.com's Mychael Urban, Part 2. Scot Gregor of the Daily Herald wouldn't be surprised to see the White Sox trade Brian...   Continue Reading

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What's Next For Brian Anderson?

White Sox center fielder Brian Anderson has had a roller coaster career, though he's only 26. The former first-round pick entered the '06 season as Chicago's starting center fielder, but he didn't hit enough to keep the job. BA didn't make much noise in '07 (aside from comments he made to Scott Merkin). Now Anderson is making the good kind of noise, hitting .351/.442/.568 in 37 spring ABs. He's battled his way into the Opening Day picture, especially with Jerry Owens and Carlos Quentin ailing. Anderson is leading all players in spring ABs, which would almost indicate a showcase. All...   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Colon, Koskie, Atkins

We take a break from your regularly scheduled Erik Bedard drama to bring you some random links. The White Sox made an incentive-laden offer to Bartolo Colon, but Colon apparently physically disappeared at the thought of it. There's a joke here, somewhere. Kenny Williams also almost kind of hinted at implying that he made some kind of effort to acquire Bedard. A brief note from the Sun-Times - outfielder Brian Anderson may be traded to an NL team (Marlins?). It's possible that Corey Koskie makes another comeback attempt. He's gone through a postconcussion syndrome nightmare. The Denver Post's Troy Renck..   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Velocity, Santana, Teixeira

Make sure to check out these links. Baseball America admits that fastball velocity is important, and does a Where Are They Now with all those who had reached 98 mph from the '02 prospect handbook. The success rate was solid. They have an even bigger list of guys who topped 98 from their upcoming '08 handbook, some of whom will be aces one day. Did you know Felipe Paulino reached 102? Hat tip to Depressed Fan on the link. Joe Posnanski writes about how the Royals are leading the Johan Santana race. Funny stuff. Would be refreshing to see the..   Continue Reading

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Rockies Rumors: Fuentes, Fogg

UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 11:28am: More from Renck. He confirms the Red Sox' interest in Fuentes and adds the Astros to the mix. While the Rox like Burke, the teams don't really match up because that's not enough. UPDATE, 12-4-07 at 12:01am: The Denver Post's Troy E. Renck has more. Brian Anderson - remember him? - is on the radar as a lefty swingman. The 35 year-old hasn't pitched in the bigs since '05. Renck ponders whether the Rox might revisit talks for Matt Morris, a sentiment echoed by Jenifer Langosch. Nothing seems to be imminent on the Fuentes-Lowrie rumor. UPDATE,..   Continue Reading

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Odds and Ends: Cabrera, Blanton, Haren, Sabathia

Let's round 'em up. Indians GM Mark Shapiro will soon get a contract extension offer for C.C. Sabathia approved by ownership. Then he'll put that in front of Sabathia's agent, with an eye on resolving the situation one way or another before Spring Training. Shapiro's model will not be Johan Santana's upcoming deal but rather Jake Peavy's three-year, $50MMish extension. White Sox outfielders Ryan Sweeney and Brian Anderson might be on the fringe. The Marlins, if I recall correctly, once had interest in Anderson as a center field option. Miguel Cabrera is out to prove he's a good athlete and..   Continue Reading

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Kenny Williams Ready To Deal

This is going to be an incredible offseason, I just know it. This is going to be a hot stove season for the ages. White Sox GM Kenny Williams seems ready to dive right in, starting with the GM meetings on Monday. Interesting notes from the above-linked Mark Gonzales article: Josh Fields' position for 2008 will be revealed shortly, which seems to indicate a trade of Joe Crede on the horizon. Fields will end up at third base or left field next year. Outfielders Brian Anderson and Ryan Sweeney may be shopped. Anderson is doing a nice job talking his..   Continue Reading

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